Gluten Free Poppy Seed Coffee Cake Food

POPPY SEED COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter, sugar and egg yolks. Soak poppy seeds in buttermilk. Sift dry ingredients ( flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt). Alternately add buttermilk and dry ingredients to the creamed mixture. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites flavored with almond. In a small bowl, combine 1/2 cup sugar, 1 Tblsp. cinnamon. Pour half the cake batter into a greased tube pan. Cover with part of the cinnamon sugar mixture. Pour in remaining cake batter and sprinkle with remaining cinnamon sugar mixture. Bake for 1 hour at 350*.

GLUTEN FREE LEMON POPPY SEED CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C degrees. Spray a 7-inch round springform pan or a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
• In a bowl, beat egg whites until a stiff peak forms. Set aside.
• In another bowl, mix flour, poppy seeds, baking powder, salt, and lemon zest.
• Add lemon juice and milk to the flour mixture and mix well.
• In another bowl, beat butter and sugar well. Add egg yolks and beat again.
• Add to the cake batter and mix well.
• Fold egg whites into the batter and mix.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 50 - 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
• Let it cool in the pan for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool.
• Dust with powdered sugar.
• Infuse love, slice and serve with ice cream or whipped cream.

GLUTEN FREE POPPY SEED POUND CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine all ingredients, except poppy seeds.( Do not prepare vanilla pudding, just add crystals) Beat for 2 minutes.
• Fold in poppy seeds.
• Pour mixture into 2 greased loaf pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes.
• Cool on wire racks.

FLOURLESS POPPY SEED CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• In a 2-cup measuring cup, place poppy seeds and pour boiling water to completely cover the poppy seeds.
• Drain well using a coffee filter. Set aside.
• In a small pan, melt butter and add chocolate pieces under very low heat until the chocolate is melted. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whip egg whites until stiff peaks are formed. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C. Spray oil inside a 7-inch (18 cm) springform pan.
• In another medium bowl, beat egg yolks and coconut sugar until smooth.
• Add almond or vanilla extract, melted chocolate, and liquor (if using) and mix using a spatula.
• Add poppy seeds and mix. Add almond meal and salt and mix.
• Fold in the egg whites and mix until blended.
• Bake for about 40 minutes. Cool and remove the cake from the pan.
• Dust cocoa powder and powdered sugar using a heart-shape stencil (see note above).
• Infuse love and serve with whipped cream and/or ice cream if desired.